Shell Beach-Hopedale 11/07

[redfishman]

Launched out of Campo's late about 7:30 and headed down MRGO into the marsh. Had a good falling tide just as predicted. Got to my favorite spot only to find 6 other boats there all with hookups. Had to settle for a place well within a bayou but could only peck away at trout.Moved to another runout about 9:00 and trout were slamming everything thown under a cork.
The tide bottomed out about 12:30 and moved several times . Stopped and tried a hole on the way in and started slamming nice founder. Was back at the launch by 2:30 to catch the game and head home.
Talley: 47 nice trout- 2 reds(15+ rats released)- 1 drum- 2 "goatheads"-
22-flounder (caught in 45- minutes) with squid- a bunch of
breakoffs(big drum?)
Baits: 100 live shrimp- plastics -reactions LSU chubs- Hybrids flurries-H H
spit tail sparkle beetle- Left over squid from an off shore trip

Good trip-will try to post a pic of a "trophy" east trout caught on a 3" flurry- as big as it was!!!

[Hopedale Hustler]

nice...never seen a hopedale report from you yet but it sounds like you did ok huh?? 6 other boats in ur favorite spot..sounds like the MRGO dam....lol im just playing i doubt that would be it but good report glad to see another east sider posting for a change..

[redfishman]

A longer run from Campo's to areas around 4/horse, I'd rather ride than the long lines and launch madness of BSM early in the AM. May try launching from Delacroix next but will have to get new waypoints on the GPS. The west may have "big Lake"-the east(hopedale) has "1-qt lake" where you could get a nice catch and not use more than a qt of fuel or run the twin pipelines to seroius marsh.

[Hopedale Hustler]

yessirr...well dude BSM is truly not busy this time of year..you will not have to wait in a line...and its the center of everything down there...from sergies in delacroix 4 horse is straight down bayou terra beouf..its easy

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

HH when you taking me fishing

[Hopedale Hustler]

ima be there tomorrow...this is my without a doubt favorite time to be fishing..(the day before a storm)...ima be at the end of the MRGO looking for me a big girl....wen that Baro pressure gets low them big trout are hot like snoop dogg down there especially now since it hasnt been too cold yet and the water is still warm....some people think we crazy for it but ya aint gonna know unless you go.